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Plymouth, Wisconsin - 5 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Plymouth Joint School District #286 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,789 per pupil, Plymouth Joint School District ranks #343 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,110
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,789
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plymouth Joint School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,110 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sheboygan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,789 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.9% local, 44.4% state, and 9.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #286 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 91.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parkview Elementary, with a diversity index of 28.8/100.
Its largest campus is Plymouth High, enrolling 735 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fairview Elementary, at 213 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Plymouth High accounts for 34.8% of all Plymouth Joint School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Plymouth Joint School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Plymouth Joint School District school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Plymouth Joint School District school enrollment ranges from 213 students (lowest) to 735 students (highest), a spread of 522 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Plymouth Joint School District student-counselor ratio is 92:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Plymouth Joint School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Plymouth Joint School District is typically wider than the Plymouth Joint School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Plymouth Joint School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Plymouth Joint School District?
Plymouth Joint School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 2,110 students.
How much does Plymouth Joint School District spend per student?
Plymouth Joint School District spends $12,789 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #286 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Plymouth Joint School District?
Plymouth Joint School District students are 85.9% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Plymouth Joint School District?
Plymouth Joint School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #286 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.